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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

(Encyclopedia) Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 8,023 acres (3,247 hectares), W Ohio, NE of Dayton; est. 1917. One of the largest airport installations in the world, it is…

Rantoul

(Encyclopedia) RantoulRantoulrănt&oomacr;lˈ [key], village (1990 pop. 17,212), Champaign co., E Ill., in a rich blackland farm area that yields corn and soybeans; inc. 1868. The Octave Chanute…

Redmond

(Encyclopedia) Redmond, city (1990 pop. 35,800), King co., W Wash., a suburb of Seattle, on Lake Sammamish; inc. 1912. Its economy centers around computer software (Microsoft Corp. is located there…

Offutt Air Force Base

(Encyclopedia) Offutt Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 1,907 acres (772 hectares), E Neb., S of Omaha; est. 1896 as Fort Crook, an army base. Converted to an airbase in the early 1900s and…

Employment Status by Industry, 1929–1998

(in millions of persons unless specified)Category 19981997199619951990 1985 1980 1970 1950 1945 1932 1929Employment Status1 Civilian noninstitutional population 205.2203.1200.6198…

Gushers: The Texas Oil Boom and Industry

Top of Page Source: iStockThe United States is the world’s largest oil producer. For 150 years, Texas history and the oil and natural gas industry have been inextricably linked. In 2019, around 41%…

Oklahoma

  Oklahoma State Information  Capital: Oklahoma City (Oklahoma City, ok 73105) Official Name: Oklahoma Organized as a territory: May 2nd, 1890 Entered Union (rank): November 16, 1907 (46th state…